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... with a points-based program , awarding immigrants points for criteria such as age and “extraordinary ... to admit half the number of legal immigrants it did in 2016. This would bring levels of legal immigration down to ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... the opportunity presented under the Obama administration for hundreds of thousands of young people to qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood ...
January, 2023
Report
... new and harsher laws that would have made it harder for individuals and families fleeing persecution, war, and ... might emerge post-election (see, for example, the Nikansen Center’s report, Project 2025: Unveiling the far right’s ... work to support and invest in. Funders can: Move resources to build the narrative power necessary to change ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... welcoming and hostile, reflecting conflicting visions of who we are and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, GCIR, along with our members and funding partners, has mounted a wide range of efforts to advance immigrant justice and belonging and ...
March, 2020
Infographic
... cropped 800x456px.jpg Looking back on the first year of the Biden administration, we remember that there was ... policies , including fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), rescinding the Muslim Ban, and ... (ICE) arrests increased by 30 percent, from 110,000 in 2016 to 143,000 in 2019. Status In 2021, the Department of ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
Recognizing the high demand for legal services in immigrant communities and the importance of a strong services infrastructure, GCIR recently undertook ... by enriching health and wellness strategies and expanding resources for professional development. Align funding ...
May, 2022
Report
October 29, 2024
... funding the decennial Census guides to states, what types of programs it covers, historical challenges in counting ...
October, 2016
Funding Recommendations, Infographic
... making, human suffering has been occurring at the border for many years as people make arduous journeys through as ... lead to humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Moving resources in a way that centers the leadership and ... networks, mayors’ offices, and welcoming task forces are best positioned to help identify and direct resources to the ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
DESCRIPTION Building on the legacy of Queer and Trans elders and pioneers, LGBTQ immigrant and refugee leaders continue to lead the fight for societal transformation. For years, these leaders have ... Sousa-Lazaballet , Executive Director, Hope CommUnity Center Oluchi Omeoga, Co-Director, Black LGTBQ Migrant ...
October 5, 2022
Webinar
... Since late 2021 I have served as the Foundation Manager for Contigo Fund based in Central Florida. Earlier this ... lives of those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016 – nearly all of whom were LGBTQ+, Black, and Latinx ... refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
Description In March 2021, GCIR held a strategy session for funders engaged in or interested in secondary trauma ... this follow-up session, GCIR is again creating a space for interested stakeholders to come together to explore how ... in tending to their emotional well-being and healing. For funders looking for an introduction to the topic, we ...
August 11, 2021
Webinar
... a time of desperation, illness, economic crisis, and death for immigrants. It is a report about remarkable collective ... is a philanthropic call to action: a call to embrace the best of pandemic funding and forward-thinking, long overdue ... with the most marginalized, and to continue to direct resources to immigrant infrastructure. The final ...
October, 2021
Report
... more than 20 community groups and leaders to raise funds for undocumented working families who support our economy, ... not eligible to receive unemployment benefits or most of the federal disaster relief funds. All Arizona Working ... $20 billion in federal taxes, and as reported in the 2016 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy an ...
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
... generously. With your support, migrant families and unaccompanied children will receive urgent humanitarian relief and ... may contact [email protected] . California Dignity for Families Fund Donate ...
... constant iteration) of ways of working that make it easy for people to engage meaningfully in learning processes. Like ... principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. Collaborative. If we are to ... Data-informed, not data driven. As I develop the learning framework and include metrics on what can help us define ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to ...
November, 2022
Program Materials
DESCRIPTION The diversity of systems change efforts funders can support to advance ... offer organizers additional tools in their fight for justice. Join GCIR for a discussion with Alliance for ... Carmona , Campaigns Director, National Immigration Law Center MODERATOR Rebecca Carson , Director, Inclusive ...
November 4, 2021
Webinar
While there has been a long history of efforts to erase and exclude immigrants, BIPOC, and other ... to BIPOC communities organizing to end the criminalization of Black and Brown lives, people have sought to protect their freedom to move, stay, work, and thrive. A Timeline of Texas Migration and BIPOC Resistance ...
May, 2022
Infographic